From Curiosity to Contracts: My First 6 Months in eWaste. Ecopreneur Club with Chris Blanz

What happens when a designer trades pixels for purpose? In this episode of Ecopreneur Club, @ChrisBlanz, Founder and CEO of @Dispo.tech_Recycles, shares how curiosity led him from three decades of branding and design for some of the world’s biggest brands - to the messy, meaningful, and skyrocketing world of eWaste recycling. “I've been watching coach Matthew's adventures since I started exploring the idea of an eWaste *business*. Frustrations designing fluffy websites for equally fluffy brands led me to want to do something that made a difference. I tried affecting change in healthcare, but was met with such strong resistance that I knew the stress would kill me. I realized that being dead was not very healthy. Seeing what Matthew was doing was inspiring... and so damn practical. Why, as a society, do we fly halfway around the world to extract the materials needed to manufacture computers and other electronics, use them for a short time, and then bury them in our backyard, only to fly halfway around the world again to extract more materials? I think that's a clear definition of insanity.” Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:32 What got you started? 5:27 6 months in, what surprised you the most about the eWaste industry? 10:48 What were your early wins? 14:39 How do you see our generation reshaping the eWaste industry? 17:47 Sourcing - what's been the biggest ROI for you? #EcopreneurClub #Entrepreneurship #eWaste #Electronics #Recyclers #UrbanMining #SMEs #CircularEconomy #PurposeLed